Brittany and the Angevins : province and empire, 1158-1203 / J.A. Everard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Everard, Judith, 1963- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 48.

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 48

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anjou, House of.

Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189.

Henry.

Brittany (France)--History.

Brittany (France).

Great Britain--Relations--France.

Great Britain.

France--Relations--Great Britain.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Brittany & the Angevins

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The rule of the Angevins in Brittany is characterized usually as opening an isolated 'Celtic' society to a wider world and imposing new and alien institutions. This study of Brittany under the Angevins, first published in 2000, demonstrates that the opposite is true: that before the advent of Henry II in 1158, the Bretons were already active participants in Anglo-Norman and French society. Indeed those Bretons with landholdings in England, Normandy and Anjou were already accustomed to Angevin rule. The book examines in detail the means by which Henry II gained sovereignty over Brittany and how it was governed subsequently by the Angevin kings of England from 1158 to 1203. In particular, it examines the extent to which the Angevins ruled Brittany directly, or delegated authority either to native dukes or royal ministers and shows that in this respect the nature of Angevin rule changed and evolved over the period.

Contents:

1. Ducal Brittany, 1066-1166

2. Henry II and Brittany

3. The government of Brittany under Henry II

4. Duke Geoffrey and Brittany, 1166-1186

5. Duke Geoffrey, Henry II and the Angevin empire

6. The end of Angevin Brittany, 1186-1203

App. 1. The 'Assize of Count Geoffrey'

App. 2. The hereditary seneschals of Rennes

App. 3. Angevin officers in Brittany

App. 4. The right of wreck and ducal brefs de mer.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-236) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11790-9

0-511-04860-2

0-521-02692-X

0-511-11793-0

0-511-15076-8

0-511-31031-5

0-511-49648-6

1-280-16205-8

OCLC:

437072987